Eric Temple Bell (1883 1960) was a distinguished mathematician and
a best selling popularizer of mathematics. His Men of Mathematics,
still in print after almost sixty years, inspired scores of young
readers to become mathematicians. Under the name of John Taine, he
also published science fiction novels (among them The Time Stream,
Before the Dawn, and The Crystal Horde) that served to broaden the
subject matter of that genre during its early years. In The Search
for E. T. Bell, Constance Reid has given us a compelling account of
this complicated, difficult man who never divulged to anyone, not
even to his wife and son, the story of his early life and family
background. Her book is thus more of a mystery than a traditional
biography. It begins with the discovery of an unexpected
inscription in an English churchyard and a series of cryptic
notations in a boy's schoolbook. Then comes an inadvertent
revelation, by Bell himself, in a respected mathematical journal.
You will have to read the book to learn the rest.
General
| Imprint: |
Mathematical Association of America
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Spectrum |
| Release date: |
September 1996 |
| Authors: |
Constance Reid
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| Dimensions: |
237 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
382 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-88385-508-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
History of mathematics
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| LSN: |
0-88385-508-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780883855089 |
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